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They might be set up quite well, but then again they might not. It never hurts to change it and find what you like Yeah, decent pads, arms and cables are important, so are levers but to a lesser extent. A standard onza/tektro brake will never be as good as an avid ultimate

Yeah its tempting and cheap (which would be a good thing at the moment) but 0bb may not be too great, i still want to do some proper trials on it! Mighty helpful john, i'll be using the same bar + stem as that whatever happens, so it could be good... As long as it'll bunnyhop nicely and pull up onto the backwheel well i'll be happy, as you were saying about height, i'm 6'2" so i can't see it being a huge problem whatever happens Yep, both have 385 stays, the true 24" has a 73* headangle, and my current one's a 72*, never seemed too short for me though! Cheers

Only poor quality, poorly set up ones A disc is fine on the front on any bike, and a disc on the rear will be fine on a mod but not so much on a stock (I still used one and it was awesome) Matt

Evening all, I've had a poke around the forum, but didn't really find what i was after. Probably just going to cover the same things that have been said before, but i couldn't find it I've got two frame possibilities, one of which (future Leeson) has near identical geo to an Inspired, the other (current Leeson) is fairly short (1025/30), but is a stock frame, and so has a low bb which would hinder the rear wheel antics a bit, but i've just built it up and it bunnyhops, spins, and manuals like an absolute machine! It seems everyone who has one is deeply in love with theirs, and says they are awesome for everything but i'd like to know how they are specifically for bunnyhops, spins and manuals (not that i doubt their awesomeness!) Going for a little scoot around on my current plaything, bunnyhops were effortless, and it pulled up onto the rear wheel very easily. I know there are loads of people riding them now, so i'd hugely appreciate it if you could tell me how you're all finding them for these specific few moves (just how easy they are to pull, really) Even more specific question - how easy do they come up onto the rear wheel with some a standard short 15*(ish) stem and 2" risers? Cheers! Matt

Fair enough, it's really not that hard, anyway

Seriously? You'll have to one day...

that really is taking the piss, when i first got mine built in my lbs, it was £15 a wheel, and £10 for spokes.

If it's a re-branded ACS claw freewheel, i personally wouldn't trust it all that much. Never really heard anything about the Echo ones though, may be different

I used to run my minions/ high rollers backwards, didn't roll quite as well, but hooked up on walls and the like nicely. I can build wheels, and have done, but i still take my trials wheels to my LBS! He's the stuff of legend among the old-schoolers, and even when i've seriously beaten a wheel made by him, it's done it no harm at all, when other people's home-built wheels buckle. All depends on how good your lbs is, imo. (and when you get to know them, the price of a build/ spokes goes down considerably )

Went out getting some footage of Mr. Bird today, God it made me want to ride

ENO It'll only skip if it's fecked, they're awesome little freewheels, fully serviceable by the rider, so if anything goes wrong, you can fix it. My try-all was pretty good too, but the engagement never really felt as good as an ENO, which never really felt as good as my king Tensiles are very reliable too!

A mod has 20" wheels, a stock has 26" wheels

Over time it can cause the frame to crack! Any 4bolt booster'll stop the problem

Tried a booster?

Trials-specific (if you can call them that, they're still pretty streety) 24s only came out a few years ago, search for an Ashton ET24, that started it all off! The main reason 24" trials is still small in comparison to 20/26, is because of the lack of parts. There are only 2 or 3 new frames to choose from, and not an awful lot of 24" specific parts.

A long wheelbase, high bb bike is always going to be hard to bunnyhop! I'd say that if you really wanted to get into streetier stuff, get a shorter frame, of try a 24". It's not impossible to bunnyhop long bikes, just an awful lot harder than on a hardtail/ street bike etc. I'd recommend a higher stem/ bars first of all, makes a husge difference! Try and get the front end as light as possible too. If you think you'd like to have a go at a 24", i'd say just go for it. Are ther any riders near you who ride 24"? If so, have a go on their bikes on rides, i don't think you'll be disappointed! Just keep practicing, it'll come in time, Matt

That's why i'm against bashplates! They make a mess, and if it's there, you're tempted to use it and get lazy instead of riding cleanly

Dependant on weather i may be down with a camera of sorts

IT depends what you want froma brake too! Most vees tend to have alot less bite than a magura, so if you can cope with that, go for it! They have insane hold, though. Try heatsink adapters, if you use the middle hole, *hopefully* there won't be too bad-a-clearance issue

Check out trashzen, such a good website to learn from!

Either do what Tom suggested and just ride around with it, or try this: Find a big hill, go to the top, go down said hill dragging the brake, pour water over rotor/ brake in general. Repeat. How i've done all mine!

Haha! To anyone defending the buying/wearing of girls jeans, do you not feel a tool going into a shop and perusing the female section, trying it all on, taking it to the checkout etc?

Dude, your cats have srs camouflage skills. Ash, mine hardly ever attacks my sofa, if you make sure it knows from an early age not to do it, and has a scratching post handy they should be fine

I'll be down to pick up my wheels, so i might make a brief appearance

Eh? so what time is it?